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reporter, washington post. work in: scroll, indian express, wsj, cnn, bloomberg, radiolab. fulbright. pulitzer finalist, redink, sopa

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Congrats to the entire team at the Washington Post for a Pulitizer finalist for our tech series about India. Especially my bureau mates: @gerryshih and @AnantGuptaAG . And our stellar editor: @AlanSipress .
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This is the type of honesty i hope to achieve in life
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Indian tax authorities raided the BBC and seized its journalists’ phones in a stunning — and apparently retaliatory — move against the British broadcaster weeks after it aired a polarizing documentary examining Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rise.
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Five years ago, Ganesh Birua was the first on his village in Odissa to hop online. He couldn't find the script of his mother tongue, the Adivasi language Ho, anywhere. So he made it his mission to bring his language into the digital age.
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A think tank. A law firm. An environmental group. We poured through six docs related to government cases against the three and found a thread: each was seen as a critic of Adani, and in particular, a contentious coal mine. @washingtonpost
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I'm pumped to start working with the @washingtonpost 's South Asia bureau, headed by the stellar @gerryshih !
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I’m very excited to begin working with @karishma__m__ who has joined our bureau in Delhi! Welcome, Karishma!
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When I had heard about the Urban Company protests, I was keen to do a story about the gig economy overall in light of the recent events. But as I dug further, I realised the stories of the beauticians warranted more space of their own.
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India is in a "desperate" situation, Dr. Fauci told me over the phone yesterday. His prescription? Lockdown for a few weeks, form a crisis group, and get the immediate supplies. Then, rev up makeshift hospitals and the military. @IndianExpress
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The nationalistic reaction in India reflects in part how closely intertwined the reputations and ideologies of politicians and companies have become in recent years. for the @washingtonpost
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I'm looking for researchers in India who use Sci Hub for their work often and frequently. If Sci Hub were taken down tomorrow, would your research be affected? Please DM.
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"To the people of India, I’ll say, hang together. Everybody is in this together ... We will get to a normal. There is suffering now but I guarantee that we will get it back to normal. Hang in there, help each other."
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Just as Modi told a press conference in the US that there is no discrimination in India, a politician from his own party targeted Barack Obama and Indian Muslims in a tweet. W/ @eveksampson
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For years, the 69a meetings, where the government asks social media companies to take down content, chugged along. Two years ago, though, India's relationship with tech companies saw a massive shift. (gift link)
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"I saw others touch it and I thought I should, too. But when I touched it, I didn’t understand anything." When 24-year-old Chandmuni first touched a computer, she knew she had to build a career from it.
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“The question is, if you aren’t getting returns in the labor market for women’s education, why do people educate their daughters?” @SonaldeDesai Turns out -- to get better husbands. My story for the @washingtonpost world front page.
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I heard a common retort across Punjab, “If you can call for a Hindu nation, then why can’t we call for a Sikh one?” -- even from those who do not agree with separatism or Khalistan, which are the vast majority of people. My report for @washingtonpost
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Finally, talk to every vaccine-manufacturing company possible. And send the variants' sample for research outside of India.
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“What will we do with this useless solar?” asked an elderly man standing near the remains of the solar system in Barbera village of Jharkhand. “We want real electricity.” Only 5% of govt-owned mini-grids in India work. My story for the @washingtonpost
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It's not even March yet and the first heatwave alert in India has already been sounded. The missing spring season. “Climate change keeps shifting the boundaries, severities, and timelines." @washingtonpost
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After Sony Tirkey left his Kerala job during COVID to go back home — 1,300 miles away in Gumla, Jharkhand — he couldn't find a salaried job. He dabbled in JioMart, Ola, Zomato, & Swiggy before settling upon Rapido. “If Rapido wasn’t there, I would have to go back to Kerala.”
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India's promised coal "phase down" actually means a rapid expansion of mining. India's fastest-growing mine is vivid evidence that the world’s second-largest consumer of coal is not ready to give it up. My front page @washingtonpost story with photos from @rebeccajconway
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My travels to six coal mines across three districts in Jharkhand revealed a new pressure to increase production. But demand for labourers has plummeted. (see story for full video). @scroll_in
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Faces crushed into thighs in human pretzels. The pungent smell of sweat deepened, banana peels covered the mats, and girls threw up or cried into each other’s shoulders. @AnantGuptaAG and I went to wrestlers' competition in the wake of a massive protest
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The G20 declaration was a startling sign of how world power and priorities are moving away from Europe to the world’s developing countries. my story for @washingtonpost . Gift link.
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Three years ago, the editors at the Indian Express took a huge bet on a wide-eyed Indian American who knew close to nothing about the country she had moved to. My colleagues suffered through my basic questions and, I'd like to think, were amused to refresh themselves on ...
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Along with some other fabulous journalists, I accepted my @mumbaipressclub RedInk award this weekend. Congrats to everyone and thank you @scroll_in . @jugalrp @BhavyaDore
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If the undecided Indian American voters split down the same ratio as the rest, 30% of the Indian American vote could go to the Republicans in November. This is a huge uptick from the 16 per cent that voted for Trump in 2016. It's driven mostly by men / middle-aged / foreign-born.
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40 years ago, India issued a postage stamp with the Indian and Palestinian flags flying side by side and the words “Solidarity with the Palestinian people.” Today, Indian and Israeli flags are flown together at rallies. My story for @washingtonpost
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The famous houseboats adorned with the G-20 logo were just visible behind the ranks of uniformed police stationed around Kashmir’s Dal Lake. Every 20 feet along the waterfront was a poster advertising picturesque sites — with a camouflage clad soldier standing behind.
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The Amul girl is India's most recognizable cartoon character. A cultural icon with blue hair, a polka dot dress and an endless stream of witty one-liners commenting on the events of the day.
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A G-20 hologram projected onto Humayun’s Tomb. G-20-themed floats in smaller states. Standardized tests have come stamped with the “G-20 India” logo, which incorporates a lotus, a symbol of the BJP. No one can miss the G20 PR blitz. story w/ @gerryshih
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“I think it’s a chicken and egg problem. Is there enough content for there to be tools? And if you create the tools, who is going to use them? I think that’s a problem that most low-resourced, marginalised and endangered languages have." @scroll_in
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The positivity rate in Bihar is 5.7% – lower than the national average; but, adjusted for the low testing base, the picture changes dramatically. Only the three major hotspots ever had such a high positivity at such the same testing total @IndianExpress
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It Ministry bans 118 more mobile apps, including PUBG. @IndianExpress
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Indians now make up the third-largest group of undocumented immigrants in the US. I interviewed agents, migrants, and lawyers in Gujarat, Punjab, and Haryana to understand their journeys hopping across the world to walk across the border.
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At the Rewa solar park, the size of 3k football fields, a sea of panels touched the horizon. Against the mirage effect, it was difficult to spot a single soul. The scene may be crucial for understanding the future of green jobs.
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A mtng Tuesday w/ PM, top ministers, & techies. Then, the push for everyone to download the Aarogya Setu app ramped up at the highest ranks. I looked into why the push, how it works, & what other databases it speaks to. #ExpressFrontPage @IndianExpress
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This meandering journey shows the struggle indigenous Indian languages face in making digital inroads. There are as many as 19,500 mother tongues spoken in India, but on the internet, it is dominant languages like Hindi, Bengali and Telugu that reign supreme.
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“Jharkhand is a very interesting case. As energy experts in Delhi talk about the transition and net zero, if all this transition has to be implemented at the state level, for a state like Jharkhand, what does that mean?” My story:
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In a new retort, they ask, “If you can call for a Hindu nation, then why can’t we call for a Sikh one?” I heard this line even from those who do not agree with separatism or Khalistan -- which are the vast majority of people.
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Joe Biden in Scranton
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Silicon Valley companies once believed that “ideology trumped local law. They have been moved from that delusion,” said Rajeev Chandrasekhar. “You don’t like the law? Don’t operate in India,” Chandrasekhar added. “There is very little wiggle room.”
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A recruiter has seen a new excitement amongst Indian workers to go Isreal. But, "they don’t want Muslim workers,” he said. “Only Hindu brothers can apply.” His remarks come as Palestinians have been denied work permits and India is set to be the next source of workers in Israel.
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My story about India's mini grids and their lack of maintenance-- on the front page of today's Washington Post.
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Ganesh's project coincided with the efforts of several other young Ho speakers who have tried to build the keyboards, fonts, and codes for online integration. The trickiest has been acceptance into Unicode, the standards body for letters and signs on the Internet.
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Punjab officials are on a manhunt for a Sikh man, Amritpal. His face on a Times Square screen recently towered over a wave of supporters. But, in Punjab, people remain mostly apathetic towards the man. Nonetheless, the anger on the ground is palpable.
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@dotmanish @prasanto Bilkul aaya. 🙏🙏🙏🙏
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It's a glimpse into the Modi government’s distrust of Western nongovernmental organizations and the chill over India’s climate campaigners, who fear that criticism of continued coal reliance has become too politically sensitive to voice. (photo Brian Cassey)
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In one case, a Twitter team concluded that the government itself was planting images to justify social media restrictions, according to former employees.
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The celebrity welcome for Modi this week in Washington gave him yet another chance to use the world stage as a venue to bolster his image at home. This time, the fanfare comes just a year before India’s national elections. With @ShamsIrfan27
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Seema Singh and several others have been slapped with a lawsuit, which uses classic gig economy language to call the company only an "aggregator" that connects "independent workers" in "voluntarily work." Please read about their months-long battle with the company.
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Our story about India's demographic divide as Indias passes a demographic milestone appeared on the @washingtonpost front page today. @gerryshih took to Tamil Nadu and I, Bihar -- to show two different Indias as the country becomes the most populous in the world.
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A whistleblower alleged last year that the the Indian government “forced Twitter to hire specific individual(s) who were government agents.”
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India's first ever draft National Migrant Labour Policy, spurred by the exodus last year, calls for political inclusion of migrant workers, migration wings in States, and nodal officers in source and destination States. @IndianExpress #ExpressFrontPage
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The BJP has countered caste-based politics with its brand of Hindu nationalism, and caste and religion have become the two main mobilizing forces pitted against each other in electoral battles. Read why a caste census has become centerstage in India's politics -- yet again.
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With @Radiolab , I reported on the most interesting ongoing battle to keep knowledge free -- with its recent twist in Indian courtrooms. #SciHub 's ongoing Delhi case has epic stakes for the world's access to information. I followed the lawyers and hearings for months. You can
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Where is the MLK, the Malcolm X, the Jayaprakash Narayan, the Anna Hazare? Past formula calls for a spokesperson. Without centralised decision-making, can movements in the next decade convert anger on the streets into collective reform goals?
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He took me under his wing @ the Express. We laughed thru intense arguments bout tech. His Kanshi Ram lessons. He never let me forget, my concerns were 1st world. Above all I'll remember his expression when the Kerala Cafe delivery arrives. Relaxed smile. Content. RIP, Ravish.
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In the backdrop of Modi's upcoming visit to the US lies India's long-standing reliance on Russian arms. I dig into the history of the reliance and how it affects today's India-US relationship. @washingtonpost
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hi Twitter, I am looking for someone based in India who is not a journalist or policy analyst and has a strong opinion about how India should align itself as the Russia-Ukraine war continues. Do you or anyone you know have strong thoughts about this?
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This month marks one year since I left the newsroom for a freelance path. Here is some of what I've written during that time -- on labour, technology and the environment.
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G20 signs in other cities proclaim the country as “The Mother of Democracy”, but this meeting for tourism took place in a heavily militarized region that has not seen elections for its legislature in almost a decade.
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With a string of high-profile headlines from flights in India, I looked at how we are seeing age-old gender issues show up in the confined space of the most modern form of mass travel. For the @washingtonpost
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Most of us who use Urban Company for AC repair, cleaning, and waxing don't know what the app looks like on the other side. Turns out, for the beauticians, they are mandated to only purchase products from the company, which was pushing automated purchases without their consent.
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What's the history of this burgeoning industry? Why so many women? What's their future? What do the women think about their work? What do they fear?
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India's female education levels are a success story. Yet the percentage of women in the workforce has decreased. Economists have found that women's education is driven not by improved job prospects, but by higher returns in the marriage market.
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@washingtonpost “Indian politicians used to never identify with any industrialists, even if they might have taken money from them. Modi is the first PM who has made no bones about it. In that way, politics has changed in India. [Corporations] now tie in with a nationalist ideology." #Adani
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More than 8,000 ads later, the girl’s creator, Sylvester daCunha, died last month. But the era in which the girl could freely offer her quips had already faded. She now treads carefully within the shrinking space to poke — even in jest — at politics.
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One of the worst train crashes in India's history. A massive rescue and clean-up operation continued in eastern India Saturday morning as the death toll from a three-train crash rose to 261. Officials say they have never seen anything like this before.
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@josephmenn and I spoke to over 50 company and government officials. We tracked how the government has dramatically tightened its grip on American social media companies. Silicon Valley firms that were at times defiant are now far more accepting of dictates to censor material.
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Excited to see one of my favorite stories win the @sopasia award in technology. Thank you to @supriyan and @vikramshah1991 for being such great editors!
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🏆 Focusing on the everyday lives of people in India whose job is to label images and video to train computer algorithms, @FiftyTwoDotIn wins Excellence in Regional Technology Reporting for "Human Touch." Congratulations! #SOPAwards2023 📰
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I wrote for @semafor 's flagship newsletter about my @FiftyTwoDotIn reporting on small town Indian women fueling the AI supply chain. @prashantrao @semaforben
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I spoke to @TakshashilaInst about my reporting on women who are labeling data in small Indian towns to train algorithms. It's got a bunch of tid bits that didn't make it didn't to the @FiftyTwoDotIn story! Plese give it a listen:)
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@JoeBiden at St. Paul's in Scranton
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But for workers, it's the constant algorithmic and system changes that leave them frustrated. When I was in Ranchi, the Zomato fleet began the process of setting up their first union. "“In other jobs, you get promoted. Here, you continue to get demoted,” said its leader.
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Most of us thought that the Company had relented after the protest that made headlines. But the problems continued to brew, including a new scheme that sounded to me like a video game. You have four days to complete 80% of bookings. Otherwise, you'll only be given weekend work.
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It's a stark contrast to government insinuations that gig work can somehow solve the country's employment crisis. Mohit Sardana of @zomato told me this work shouldn't be seen as a replacement for salaried jobs, but that becomes even more difficult in the country's smaller towns.
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Chandmuni is a part of a growing world of women in small towns and villages across India tasked with one of the most pressing but unglamorous jobs of artificial intelligence: data annotation.
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Hello Twitter India. I am looking for a family where a mother, not highly educated, has chosen/accepted/welcomed a daughter-in-law who is highly educated in an arranged marriage. Please let me know if any jaan pehchan of yours fits this description.
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It's not having any specific boss. For any complaints, they go through a call centre, just like us customers.
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My story about solar rooftops in Jharkhand is a finalist in this year's #CCNowJournalismAwards . @scroll_in also got a little special mention in the intro. :) Thanks to @AKMetoikos @sharmasupriya @tajmahalfoxtrot @coveringclimate
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Get psyched! We'll be announcing the finalists in the 2022 CCNow Journalism Awards tomorrow, Wednesday at 1 PM! #CCNowAwards
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The alleged assassination on June 18 of Nijjar, a Canadian citizen, was raised privately by several senior officials of the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing nations in the weeks before this month’s Group of 20 summit in New Delhi. w/ @gerryshih
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New: Weeks ago, Canada began pushing its closest allies, the Five Eyes, to make a joint statement about Nijjar's killing, possibly at the G20. Countries including the US deferred, fearing angering India and spoiling its coming-out party w @karishma__m__
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the nuts and bolts of it all. I hopped into new terrain and even convinced some of my colleagues to become my REAL friends :) I'll miss the newsroom and the National Bureau dearly, but I'll always carry it with me. Onto the next adventure! Thank you, @IndianExpress
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It's rating pressures that push some of them into retraining after dipping below 4.7.
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Thank you to the amazing editors @supriyan and @vikramshah1991 !!
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But when I asked him if this job is for the longterm, he shook his head vociferously. I heard a similar story throughout Ranchi, Hazaribagh, Dhanbad, & Bokaro talking to gig workers — especially return COVID migrants. They were grateful for the safety net but didn't see a future.
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"I am struggling so much to remain in a country which I don't want to be in right now and which seems to not want me either." Out of all F-visas, impacted by Monday's #ICE directive ( #StudentBan ), 11 % went to Indians last year.
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When she joined an IT firm as housekeeping staff, she became the only office-going person in her Oraon tribal family of nine farmers in Mandar, Jharkhand. “Don’t turn it off when you leave,” she used to joke with the employees. “Go use the washroom na, let me use it now.”
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In another, according to sources, Twitter's third-party background check of a hire for a new position mandated by new rules found that the candidate was "high risk ... due to the potential for undue influence from members of Parliament."
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And increasingly, it became a fee for not completing a certain number of bookings.
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Karishma Mehrotra
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Satyadeo Paswan’s brows furrowed as he flipped page after page of 250 caste categories, scanning for the correct code to enter in the crucial yet complicated form in front of him. @washingtonpost
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